Display sign



$111630, 1931 c, zw s v 1,812,209

I DISPLAY smn v Filed Jan. 28. 1950 I 'I/VVE/V Tali Cumzs L. Lw/.s.

I Aiiomey.

Patented June 30,

UNITED STATES,

CHARLES L. Lewis, on anama, (amnesia DISPLAY emu 1 v Application filed January 28,1930i' serial'floah23 99l f 5 The present method is to paint acard, place it upon a stick and insert this stick into the pile of fruit or vegetables, or else secure-the card to the stall or container. J v

An object of my invention is to provide a display sign which conforms approximately to the shape of the fruit or vegetables so that it may be place'don, thev pile or stack without injuring any of the fruits or vegetables, and which willalso be pleasing in appearance. t L

Another object is to provide a sign of the character stated which will not, in any way, injure the fruit or vegetables upon which it is 1 placed.

dial or curtain sothat the names'of various fruits or vegetablesg'and the prices thereof, can be displayed one at a time on my device. The curtain being so arranged that it can be rotated to display any of the names or prices thereon. V l

A further object is to provide a's'ignof the character stated whichis simple in construction, which is pleasing in appearance and which is effective in:use. v

Other objectsyadvantages, and features of invention may appear from the accompany-- ing drawings, the subjoined detailed description' and the appended claims.

In the drawings t Figure 1 is a plan viewof my sign. I V p I Figure 2 isa'side elevation of the same with parts broken awayto show interior construc- 1 tion. 40

the sign; i

Figure 4 is a fragmentary5sectionalview of the case, showing themethod of attaching the two parts together. Referring more particularly .to-the drawings my display sign is formed in two complementary halves 1'2. These halves are in the nature of a shell and formedof a metal or fiber which can readily be molded or stamped and then painted or mckelejd to form apleas Still another object is to provide a movable Figure 3 is aside elevation of one-half of in}; appearance; The jhalves 1+2; when I placed. together form aipartial sphere so that the sign can Ibepl'aced in a pile of fruit or vegetables and will remain in placeb'ecause' l 'of its shape rather than because'of anysharp' or protruding, portions,

1 f In one of the halvesjI provide a movable curtain 3 upon which is impri n'ted t'he names of {various fruits or vegetables. 3 As here shown; this curtain is placed the section 1.

' thecomplementarysection'2,fI provide a ;.curtain 4 which has imprinted upon it yarifousprices representing the'salesprice'ofthe 'lfruit 'or vegetable;'app'earing ion thecurtain ginft-he other section, anjexain-ple' being shown Figure l; An -openi'n'gfb is provided the top :of theseetion 1 through whichthe" nameofthe fruit or 'vegetable appears',and a .g 's'imil'ar 'openinggti is provided in the section 2jtl1rough whichtheprintingon thecurtain v 4 appears. The sections 1-2 arel fl attened as at A1;' B so that a plane s'urface'is' provided when thetwo sections are joined together substantially as shown. 1

' 'An idler drum 1s ournaled on a shaft 8 fadjacentthe upper end of the section 1, and

the-curtain 3 extends over this drum. Two shafts 9'1O are journaled inthe section 1 below the shaft 8. One end of the curtain?) is secured to each of-the shafts 910. The '3 shafts are preferably split and the curtain is threaded through this split in the shaft. The curtain 4 is mounted in the identical manner as described for the curtain 3. An. v p idler drum 11 is journaled adjacent the up-"s5" per end of the section 2 below the sight open- 1ng6. Apair of shafts 12-13 are journaledg in the section below the drum 11 and either end of the curtainB is secured to these shafts I in the samenianner as previously described for the curtain 3. The shafts 910'12. 13 i are" each provided with a'knurled button 14 onone end thereof, and another knurled button 15 on, the other-end thereof.

of the knurled buttons 14=15, theshaftscan19 5 be rotated to move the curtains so that the desired subject matter appears in the By means sight openings 5--6.

The two halves of the sign arev preferably o held together by plates 16- -=17,one on either 100.

side of the sign. Said plates extending between the halves, and screws l819 extend through each of the plates into the halves 12. Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A display sign comprising a shell, said shell being formed in two complementary halves, and said shell being substantially spherical in shape, a curtain in each of said 10 halves, each of said halves having a sight opening in the top thereof and manual means to move said curtain whereby various signs on the curtains are displayed in the sight openings.

2. A display sign comprising a shell, said shell being formed in two complementary halves, means removably securing said com- Elementary halves together, each of said alves having a sight opening in the top thereof, a. curtain in each of said halves, a drum journaled in each of said halves over which the curtain extends, and two shafts journaled in each of said halves, said curtain being secured at either end to said shafts.

3. A display sign comprising a shell, said shell being formed in two complementary halves, means removably securing said complementary halves together, each of said alves having a sight opening in the top thereof, a curtain in each of said halves, a drum journaled in each of said halves over which the curtain extends, and two shafts journa-led in each of said halves, said curtain being secured at either end to said shafts,

and knurled buttons secured to both ends of each of said shafts whereby said shafts may be manually rotated.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

CHARLES L. LEWIS. 

